Mercedes-Benz A-Class Owner's Manual page 233

230 Driving and parking
System limitations
Either a course-correcting brake application
appropriate to the driving situation, or none at
all, may occur in the following situations:
Vehicles or obstacles, e.g. crash barriers, are
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located on both sides of your vehicle.
A vehicle approaches too closely on the side.
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You have adopted a sporty driving style with
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high cornering speeds.
You brake or accelerate significantly.
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A driving safety system intervenes, e.g. ESP
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or Active Brake Assist.
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ESP is deactivated.
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A loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre is
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detected.
You are driving with a trailer and the electri‐
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cal connection to the trailer hitch has been
correctly established.
Activating/deactivating Blind Spot Assist or
Active Blind Spot Assist
Multimedia system:
© Settings
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Activate or deactivate
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Active Lane Keeping Assist
Function of Active Lane Keeping Assist
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Active Lane Keeping Assist monitors the area in
front of your vehicle by means of multifunction
camera 1. It serves to protect you against unin‐
tentionally leaving your lane. You will be warned
by vibration pulses in the steering wheel and gui‐
ded by a course-correcting brake application
back into your lane.
You are warned by vibration pulses in the steer‐
Assistance
ing wheel in the following circumstances:
Blind Spot Assist. Active Lane Keeping Assist detects a lane
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marking.
A front wheel drives over this lane marking.
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You will also be guided back into your lane by
means of a course-correcting brake application
if the following conditions are met:
Active Lane Keeping Assist detects lane
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markings on both edges of the lane.
A front wheel drives over a solid lane mark‐
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ing.
You can activate or deactivate the Active Lane
Keeping Assist warning.
Active Lane Keeping Assist can neither reduce
the risk of an accident if you fail to adapt your
driving style nor override the laws of physics. It
cannot take into account road, weather or traffic
conditions. Active Lane Keeping Assist is only an
aid. You are responsible for maintaining a safe
distance to the vehicle in front, for vehicle